ethnic group

The article discusses the practicability of introducing and defining the category “ethnopolitical system” for analyzing political processes implying participation of ethnic groups. The author also reveals structural elements of the ethnopolitical system and principles of working with this research model.

The article analyzes the influence of ethnic factor in the post-Soviet space using the example of the Saratov region. On the basis of a public survey conducted in eight districts of the region, the activities of national and cultural organizations as subjects of civil society and the regional political process are considered. Their interaction with the authorities, difficulties, and contradictions arising in the process of implementing the programs and goals of national and cultural organizations are studied.